Former Ekiti state governor and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ayodele Fayose, has said that he would support a presidential candidate of southern extraction, a move which would see him go against his party’s northern candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
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Although he did not expressly state his decision to go against the PDP’s choice of Atiku, he, however, noted that Nigeria’s next president ‘must’ be a southern ‘or nothing’
This was contained in a series of tweets posted by the former Ekiti governor on his page on Wednesday.
Speaking via his Twitter page, Fayose said, “The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by “adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity, justice and fairness.
“The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.
The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by "adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity,justice and fairness."
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) June 29, 2022
The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) June 29, 2022
Atiku emerged as the PDP’s flagbearer having defeated Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike, former Senate President Bukola Saraki among others.
OduNews earlier reported that Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has also refused to declare his support for Atiku as a result of his choice of running mate.
Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, was chosen as his running mate as against the wish of some party members, Ortom claimed.
